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British artist and illustrator
Angela Barrett (born 1955) is a British artist and illustrator.
[1] She has illustrated
picture books , children's books and novels, including various
fairytales .
Life and career
Barrett grew up sewing and drawing. She attended Thurrock Technical College
[2] and worked in
retail display . She then attended Maidstone art school and later the
Royal College of Art .
[3] Barrett's first illustrated book was The King, the Cat and the Fiddle , published in 1983 and written by
Yehudi Menuhin and
Christopher Hope .
[2]
In 2013,
stamps depicting novels by
Jane Austen were illustrated by Barrett and released by
Royal Mail for the 200th anniversary of the novel
Pride and Prejudice .
[4]
Style
Barrett's work is mainly created using
watercolor ,
gouache , colored pencils, and ink.
[1] She is known for her
period pieces and the research she applies to her work.
[5] For the 1998 book Joan of Arc , she researched 15th-century art and
illuminated manuscripts to create a
visual style for the story, using motifs inspired by
medieval French fabrics.
[6]
[1] She uses photographs as reference for her compositions.
[6]
[3]
Barrett works in a realistic style with distorted figures, proportions and
perspectives .
[3]
[1] Joanna Carey for
The Guardian stated Barrett's illustrations have "a stillness and a quiet atmospheric intensity..."
[3] Valerie Coghlan stated in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature that Barrett's "slightly elongated figures and faces and distorted perspective are frequently used to heighten tension and impart a sense of mystery."
[1]
Illustrated works
The King, the Cat and the Fiddle (1983), by
Yehudi Menuhin and
Christopher Hope
[1]
The Wild Swans (c. 1984) by
Hans Christian Andersen
[7]
The Dragon wore Pink (1985) by
Christopher Hope
Through the Kitchen Window (c. 1986) by
Susan Hill
[8]
The Snow Queen (1988) by
Hans Christian Andersen , translated by
Naomi Lewis
[9]
Proud Knight, Fair Lady: The Twelve Lays of Marie de France (1989), translated by Naomi Lewis
[10]
The Hidden House (1990)
Snow White (1991), retelling by Josephine Poole
[1]
Beware, Beware (1993), by Susan Hill
[1]
The Ice Palace (1994), by
Angela McAllister
[6]
The Random House Book of Stories from the Ballet (1995) by
Geraldine McCaughrean
[11]
The Emperor's New Clothes (1997), by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by
Naomi Lewis
[12]
Joan of Arc (1998) by
Josephine Poole
[13]
Rocking Horse Land and Other Classic Tales of Dolls and Toys (2000), by Hans Christian Andersen, compiled by Naomi Lewis
[14]
Through the Tempests Dark and Wild: a Story of Mary Shelley, Creator of Frankenstein (2003) by Sharon Darrow
[15]
Anne Frank (2005) by Josephine Poole
[16]
Beauty and the Beast (2006), retelling by
Max Eilenberg
[5]
The Snow Goose (2007 edition), by
Paul Gallico
[5]
Sylvie and the Songman (2009) by
Tim Binding
[17]
The Night Fairy (2010) by
Laura Amy Schlitz
[18]
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2010) by Robert Louis Stevenson
[19]
The Most Wonderful Thing in the World? (2015), by
Vivian French
[20]
A Christmas Carol (2015) by Charles Dickens
[21]
The Restless Girls (2019) by
Jessie Burton
[22]
A Far Away Country (2022) by
Ruth Boswell
[23]
Awards and honors
References
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h Coghlan, Valerie (2006). Zipes, Jack (ed.).
Barrett, Angela . Oxford University Press.
ISBN
9780195307429 . Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
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c
"Angela Barrett (1955 – )" . British Council . Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
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d Carey, Joanna (8 September 2006).
"Joanna Carey on the illustrations of Angela Barrett" . The Guardian . Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
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"Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice anniversary stamps on sale" . BBC News . 21 February 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
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e Hahn, Daniel, ed. (2015).
"Barrett, Angela" . The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature . Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
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c Barrett, Angela (14 April 2011).
"A life in pictures: Angela Barrett" . The Guardian .
^ Huser, Glen (9 December 1984).
"Redone favorites are still tops in kids' shelves" . Edmonton Journal . p. B8. Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
^ Dirda, Michael (27 April 1986).
"Light and lively offerings for a young reader's shelf" . The Orlando Sentinel . p. F-9. Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
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"The Snow Queen" . Publishers Weekly . 4 October 1993. Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
^ Dalley, Jan (2 April 1989).
"Mole in a soda bottle" . The Observer . p. 44. Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
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"The Random House Book of Stories from the Ballet" . Publishers Weekly . 31 July 1995. Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
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"The Emperor's New Clothes" . Publishers Weekly . Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
^ Warner, Marina (15 November 1998).
"Lives of a Saint" . The New York Times . Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
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"Children's Book Review: Rocking Horse Land and Other Classic Tales of Dolls and Toys" . Publishers Weekly . 30 October 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
^ Tegart, Beth (June 2003).
"Darrow, Sharon. Through the Tempests Dark and Wild: a Story of Mary Shelley, Creator of Frankenstein" . School Library Journal . 49 (6): 158.
ISSN
0362-8930 . Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
^ Markson, Teri (September 2005).
"Poole, Josephine. Anne Frank" . School Library Journal . 51 (9): 195.
ISSN
0362-8930 . Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
^ Spisak, April (6 February 2010).
"Sylvie and the Songman (review)" . Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books . 63 (6): 236–237.
doi :
10.1353/bcc.0.1540 .
ISSN
1558-6766 .
S2CID
143520298 . Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
^ Rosenberg, Liz (21 March 2010).
"Flight of the wingless sprite" . The Boston Globe . p. C7. Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
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"Hand and Eye Letterpress" . www.handandeye.co.uk . Retrieved 12 October 2023 .
^ Lehmuller, Lisa (November 2015).
"French, Vivian. The Most Wonderful Thing in the World" . School Library Journal . 61 (11): 81.
ISSN
0362-8930 . Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
^
"Hand and Eye Letterpress" . www.handandeye.co.uk . Retrieved 12 October 2023 .
^ Salvadore, Maria B. (November 2018).
"BURTON, Jessie. The Restless Girls" . School Library Journal . 64 (11): 66.
ISSN
0362-8930 . Retrieved 8 October 2020 .
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"About Hand and Eye" . www.handandeye.co.uk . Retrieved 12 October 2023 .
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